For most music lovers, the cover art is the visual gateway to their sonic sojourn. Before the first beat drops or word is uttered, that first impression is often the packaging for the album or ...

Perfume Genius’ latest, Glory, is a strong contender for the new category, depicting an artful yet curious scene: Hadreas laying contorted in what looks like a home studio as a mysterious figure ...

Only an artist forged in the fires of Myspace would consistently have album titles more apt as vague status updates.

Award-winning singer and songwriter Taylor Swift doesn’t just release iconic hits; her artistic flair stretches to her album cover art too. Unsurprisingly, cover art plays a part in the marketing of ...

There are times when you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The covers for the Neapolitan Novels by Italian writer Elena Ferrante look like straight-up stock imagery, but Ferrante’s prose and ...

On Oct. 3, Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” reflecting on the difficulties and triumphs of a life full of fame and love. In just over a week, the album has ...

When three-time Grammy-nominated rapper D Smoke performs this Sunday, Nov. 2 at San Francisco’s August Hall, he’ll be ...

An eerie image of an exploding World Trade Center was pulled this week as the cover art for a forthcoming CD by the radical Oakland hip-hoppers the Coup. The group's San Francisco label, 75 Ark, ...

Grimes’ latest artistic experiment has reignited her reputation for controversy. After unveiling the cover art for her upcoming album, Artificial Angels, in a midnight post across her social media ...